romance

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noun (1)

ro·mance rō-ˈman(t)s How to pronounce romance (audio)

rə-;

ˈrō-ˌman(t)s

a(1)

: a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural

(2)

: a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usually heroic, adventurous, or mysterious

(3)

: a love story especially in the form of a novel

: a class of such literature

: something (such as an extravagant story or account) that lacks basis in fact

: an emotional attraction or aura belonging to an especially heroic era, adventure, or activity

: love affair

capitalized : the Romance languages

romance

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verb

romanced; romancing

intransitive verb

: to exaggerate or invent detail or incident

: to entertain romantic thoughts or ideas

transitive verb

: to try to influence or curry favor with especially by lavishing personal attention, gifts, or flattery

: to carry on a love affair with

romance

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noun (2)

: a short instrumental piece in ballad style

Romance

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adjective

Ro·mance rō-ˈman(t)s How to pronounce Romance (audio)

rə-;

ˈrō-ˌman(t)s

: of, relating to, or being any of the languages developed from Latin (such as Italian, French, and Spanish)

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English romauns, from Anglo-French romanz French, narrative in French, from Medieval Latin Romanice in a vernacular (as opposed to Latin), from Late Latin Romanus Gallo-Romance speaker (as opposed to a Frank), from Latin, Roman

Noun (2)

German Romanze & French romance, both ultimately from Spanish romance romance, ballad, from Old Occitan & Old French romanz

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb

1653, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

circa 1854, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

romance 1 of 2

noun

ro·mance rō-ˈmans How to pronounce romance (audio)

: an attraction or appeal to the emotions

the romance of the sea

: a love story

: a love affair

: an old tale of knights and noble ladies

: an adventure story

Romance

2 of 2

adjective

Ro·mance rō-ˈmans How to pronounce Romance (audio)

: relating to or being the languages (as French, Italian, and Spanish) that are descended from Latin

单词	romancers
释义	romance 1 of 4 noun (1) ro·mance rō-ˈman(t)s rə-; ˈrō-ˌman(t)s 1 a(1) : a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural (2) : a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usually heroic, adventurous, or mysterious (3) : a love story especially in the form of a novel b : a class of such literature 2 : something (such as an extravagant story or account) that lacks basis in fact 3 : an emotional attraction or aura belonging to an especially heroic era, adventure, or activity 4 : love affair 5 capitalized : the Romance languages romance 2 of 4 verb romanced; romancing intransitive verb 1 : to exaggerate or invent detail or incident 2 : to entertain romantic thoughts or ideas transitive verb 1 : to try to influence or curry favor with especially by lavishing personal attention, gifts, or flattery 2 : to carry on a love affair with romance 3 of 4 noun (2) : a short instrumental piece in ballad style Romance 4 of 4 adjective Ro·mance rō-ˈman(t)s rə-; ˈrō-ˌman(t)s : of, relating to, or being any of the languages developed from Latin (such as Italian, French, and Spanish) Synonyms Noun (1) affair affaire amour fling love love affair See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He was always romancing younger women. She was romanced by several wealthy young men. The museum's director spends a lot of time romancing potential donors. a college athlete who's being romanced by several pro teams They were romancing about the past. Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English romauns, from Anglo-French romanz French, narrative in French, from Medieval Latin Romanice in a vernacular (as opposed to Latin), from Late Latin Romanus Gallo-Romance speaker (as opposed to a Frank), from Latin, Roman Noun (2) German Romanze & French romance, both ultimately from Spanish romance romance, ballad, from Old Occitan & Old French romanz First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1) Verb 1653, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun (2) circa 1854, in the meaning defined above Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing romance workplace romance workplace romance Kids Definition romance 1 of 2 noun ro·mance rō-ˈmans 1 : an attraction or appeal to the emotions the romance of the sea 2 : a love story 3 : a love affair 4 : an old tale of knights and noble ladies 5 : an adventure story Romance 2 of 2 adjective Ro·mance rō-ˈmans : relating to or being the languages (as French, Italian, and Spanish) that are descended from Latin romancers noun plural of romancer 1 as in lovers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance lovers seducers gallants paramours debauchers philanderers whoremongers amorists satyrs womanizers lady-killers lechers lady's men Romeos whoremasters lotharios ladies' men mashers wolves Casanovas lounge lizards Don Juans 2 as in fictionists Synonyms & Similar Words fictionists novelists fabulists storytellers fictioneers autobiographers memorialists essayists memoirists biographers hagiographers playwrights dramatists pamphleteers screenwriters poets scribblers satirists scriptwriters scenarists wordsmiths versifiers ghostwriters prosateurs bards rhymers prosers cowriters hacks co-writers stylists wordmongers prosaists co-scenarists hatchet men coauthors auteurs belletrists coscenarists belle-lettrists co-authors Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonauthors
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romance

noun (1)

verb

noun (2)

adjective

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing romance

Kids Definition

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adjective

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